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Apr, 14, 2011 0
Bedrock of Christian Faith
by Filimão Chambo
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the bedrock of the Christian faith. God's plan for salvation throughout the Scriptures includes not only the suffering and sacrificial death of Christ for the salvation of the world, but also the victorious…
Apr, 14, 2011 0
Bedrock of Christian Faith
by Filimão Chambo
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the bedrock of the Christian faith. God's plan for salvation throughout the Scriptures includes not only the suffering and sacrificial death of Christ for the salvation of the world, but also the victorious…
Mar, 18, 2011 0
Why do good people, and even Christians, so often suffer? Much suffering is due to sin. Other kinds of difficulties, which can even afflict the redeemed, arise from four factors:
(1) The Operation of Natural Law.
Step on a banana peel and you may slip. Slide off the roof of a house and gravity…
Feb, 18, 2011 0
George Williamson Jr. is director of worship ministries at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego and also serves as worship leader at Las Flores Church of the Nazarene in Carlsbad, California. Born in Glasgow, he was raised in the United Kingdom. George and his wife, Tanya, have two young…
Feb, 17, 2011 0
Don't ever underestimate the importance of small town or rural ministry. Even though the vast majority of our churches are located away from the densely populated metropolitan areas, we can still find creative ways to impact the world beyond the four walls of the church. Opportunities for effective…
Feb, 17, 2011 0
My heart was filled with excitement as we drove onto the Nazarene mission station in Kudjip, Papua New Guinea (PNG). I was eager to meet the missionaries who are living out the calling I feel has been placed on my own life. Also, I was filled with anticipation to meet the beautiful people of PNG…
Feb, 17, 2011 0
Hanoi is a growing destination for tourists who sing, "I've been everywhere, man." Tourists cruise from the airport to their modern hotels and to selected points of interest "protected" in a bubble—a gigantic 44-passenger bus with clean restrooms, air conditioning, and comfortable reclining seats…
Feb, 17, 2011 0
More than a thousand years ago, inhabitants of what is now the Beni Province of Bolivia developed a culture that was technologically advanced. They constructed causeways running straight as a rifle shot and canals for transportation and communication. Systems of dikes and mounds for building sites…
Feb, 16, 2011 0
Confluence: the place where things come together.
It happens frequently. You read an article online, and it is reinforced by a news story on TV. Then someone sends you a YouTube video that focuses on a similar theme. Integrating these three elements produces a new insight or strengthens a…
Feb, 16, 2011 0
I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some (1 Corinthians 9:22b).
A few weeks ago I was wrestling with 1 Corinthians 9, admiring how Paul could craft practical wisdom in concise ways. I was writing a sermon series on simplicity and trying to grasp the…